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McCain's Pro-Veteran Rhetoric Exposed!

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What is the reason for Barack Obama's 80 percent overall rating from the Disabled Veterans of America in comparison to John McCain's 20 percent?  And what is the reason for Obama having received nearly six times as much contribution money from troops deployed overseas than has John McCain?  And what is the reason that McCain received a "D" grade from the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America?  The reason is that troops and veterans agree that a McCain presidency will be wrong for this country, and they base it on his voting record.  

McCain voted 27 times against veterans' health care needs!  McCain did not vote on the GI Bill that will provide better educational opportunities to veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, paying full tuition at in-state schools and living expenses for those who have served at least three years since the 9/11 attacks. McCain said he opposes the bill because he thinks the generous benefits would "encourage more people to leave the military. Although McCain told voters at a campaign rally that improving veterans' health care was his top domestic priority, he voted against increasing funding for veterans' health care in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.McCain voted against providing automatic annual cost-of living adjustments for certain veterans' benefits. Although his campaign website devotes a large section to veterans issues, including expanding benefits for reservists and members of the National Guard, McCain voted against increasing spending on the TRICARE program by $20.3 billion over 10 years to give members of the National Guard and Reserves and their families greater access to the health care program. The increase would be offset by a reduction in tax cuts for the wealthy.

McCain opposed an amendment that would have prevented the Department of Veterans Affairs from outsourcing jobs, many held by blue-collar veterans, without first giving the workers a chance to compete. And McCain opposed an amendment to prevent the outsourcing of 350 federal employee jobs at Walter Reed Army Medical Center-outsourcing that contributed to the scandalous treatment of veterans at Walter Reed that McCain called a "disgrace." McCain voted against an appropriations bill that included $122.7 billion in fiscal 2004 for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development and other related agencies. McCain was one of five senators to vote against the bill and seven to vote against the conference report that provided $51.1 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as funding for the federal housing, environmental and emergency management agencies and NASA. McCain was one of eight senators to vote against a bill that provided $47 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs. McCain was one of five senators to vote against a bill providing $44.3 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs, plus funding for other federal agenciesMcCain voted against an amendment to increase spending on veterans programs by $13 billion. McCain voted for an appropriations bill that underfunded the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development by $8.9 billion.

John McCain said "I know the veterans, I know them well, and I know that they know that I'll take care of them, and I have been proud of their support and their recognition of my service to the veterans, and I love them, and I'll take care of them, and they know that I'll take care of them."  John McCain has misrepresented his own voting record with pro-veteran rhetoric!   Senator Obama believes America has a sacred obligation to our veterans.  He is committed to creating a 21st Century Department of Veterans Affairs that provides the care and benefits our nation's veterans deserve and has a record of supporting initiatives to improve veterans care and benefits.
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